Fees which need to be paid when filing a Euro-PCT application / Fee for patent grant

Before the Examining Division decides to grant European patent, it shall inform the applicant of the text in which it intends to grant it and of related bibliographic data. In this communication the Examining Division shall invite the applicant within 4 (four) months to pay the fee for grant and publishing and to file translation of the claims in the two official languages of the European Patent Office (EPO) other than the language of the proceedings.

If the applicant pays the fees and files the translation within this period, he shall be deemed to have approved the text intended for grant.

In case the fee is not paid within the given term or if the translations are not filed in due time, the Euro-PCT Application shall be deemed withdrawn.